03218nam 22005174a 450 991096419910332120200520144314.09781405148870140514887X(MiAaPQ)EBC7104546(CKB)24989496400041(MiAaPQ)EBC239865(MiAaPQ)EBC4957260(Au-PeEL)EBL239865(CaPaEBR)ebr10300829(OCoLC)437153183(Perlego)2748813(EXLCZ)992498949640004120050307d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA brief history of Christianity /Carter Lindberg1st ed.Oxford, UK ;Malden, MA Blackwell Pub.2006xi, 216 pBlackwell brief histories of religionIncludes indexIncludes bibliographical references and index.The responsibility to remember : introduction to the historiography of Christianity -- "The law of praying is the law of believing" -- Sibling rivalry : heresy, orthodoxy, and the ecumenical councils -- The heavenly city : the Augustinian synthesis of biblical religion and Hellenism -- The development of the Medieval papacy -- Faith in search of understanding : Anselm, Abelard, and the beginnings of scholasticism -- The Medieval church -- The Reformations of the sixteenth century -- Pietism and the Enlightenment -- Challenge and response : the church in the nineteenth century -- The Christian churches since World War I.Charting the rise and development of Christianity, Carter Lindberg has succeeded in writing a concise and compelling history of the world's largest religion. He spans over 2,000 years of colorful incident to give an authoritative history of Christianity for both the general reader and the beginning student. Ranges from the missionary journeys of the apostles to the tele-evangelism of the twenty-first century. Demonstrates how the Christian community received and forged its identity from its development of the Bible to the present day. Covers topics fundamental to understanding the course of Western Christianity, including the growth of the papacy, heresy and schism, reformation and counter-reformation. Includes an introduction to the historiography of Christianity, a note on the problems of periodization, an appendix on theological terms, and a useful bibliography. An authoritative yet succinct history, written to appeal to a general audience as well as students of the history of Christianity. Written by internationally regarded theologian, Carter Lindberg, who is the author of numerous titles on theology and Church history.Blackwell brief histories of religion.Church historyChurch history.270192njb/09270njb/09Lindberg Carter1937-727052MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910964199103321A brief history of Christianity4366431UNINA